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Frenchman clinches sixth tour-level title
March 02, 2024
Ugo Humbert celebrates on Saturday in Dubai.DUBAI_TENNIS_CHAMPIONSHIP
Ugo Humbert celebrates on Saturday in Dubai.
By ATP Staff
Ugo Humbert maintained his perfect record in ATP Tour finals on Saturday at the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships, where he defeated Alexander Bublik 6-4, 6-3 to win the title.
The Frenchman now holds a 6-0 record in tour-level title matches, with his victory in Dubai his second at ATP 500 level. In 2021, he clinched the crown at the ATP 500 grass-court event in Halle.
In his first Lexus ATP Head2Head meeting against Bublik, Humbert played aggressively to dictate from the baseline. The 25-year-old ripped his forehand to push Bublik deep, striking 25 winners according to Infosys ATP Stats. He saved both break points he faced and served out the match at the first time of asking to triumph after one hour and 27 minutes.
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Humbert, who defeated World No. 4 Daniil Medvedev in the semi-finals, will rise to a career-high No. 14 in the PIF ATP Rankings on Monday. He is the first Frenchman inside the Top 15 since Gael Monfils in May 2021.
Earlier this season, Humbert clinched the trophy on home soil in Marseille. The fifth seed was making his debut in Dubai and is the third French champion at the event, joining Jerome Golmard (1999) and Fabrice Santoro (2002).
Bublik was chasing his second tour-level trophy of the season, having triumphed in Montpellier in February. The 26-year-old will debut in the Top 20 of the PIF ATP Rankings on Monday at No. 19.
March 02, 2024
Ugo Humbert celebrates on Saturday in Dubai.DUBAI_TENNIS_CHAMPIONSHIP
Ugo Humbert celebrates on Saturday in Dubai.
By ATP Staff
Ugo Humbert maintained his perfect record in ATP Tour finals on Saturday at the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships, where he defeated Alexander Bublik 6-4, 6-3 to win the title.
The Frenchman now holds a 6-0 record in tour-level title matches, with his victory in Dubai his second at ATP 500 level. In 2021, he clinched the crown at the ATP 500 grass-court event in Halle.
In his first Lexus ATP Head2Head meeting against Bublik, Humbert played aggressively to dictate from the baseline. The 25-year-old ripped his forehand to push Bublik deep, striking 25 winners according to Infosys ATP Stats. He saved both break points he faced and served out the match at the first time of asking to triumph after one hour and 27 minutes.
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Humbert, who defeated World No. 4 Daniil Medvedev in the semi-finals, will rise to a career-high No. 14 in the PIF ATP Rankings on Monday. He is the first Frenchman inside the Top 15 since Gael Monfils in May 2021.
Earlier this season, Humbert clinched the trophy on home soil in Marseille. The fifth seed was making his debut in Dubai and is the third French champion at the event, joining Jerome Golmard (1999) and Fabrice Santoro (2002).
Bublik was chasing his second tour-level trophy of the season, having triumphed in Montpellier in February. The 26-year-old will debut in the Top 20 of the PIF ATP Rankings on Monday at No. 19.